Chapter 136 - 104: Surge, 110 Points of Compatibility Value

Guiyuan Sect, Sect Grand Hall.

When Zhang Su stepped into the Sect Grand Hall, the vast hall was empty save for a single figure seated upon the high seat.

Tang Tianwen bowed respectfully. "Greetings, Sect Leader."

Zhang Su immediately understood that this was the Sect Leader of the Guiyuan Sect.

"Disciple Zhang Su greets you, Sect Leader."

Zhang Su had heard the Sect Leader’s name was Meng Shouzhen, but this was the first time he had ever met him.

Meng Shouzhen said lightly, "There is no need for formalities. Sit."

Zhang Su glanced at Tang Tianwen.

Tang Tianwen nodded, and Zhang Su sat down with him.

"I summoned you here today because Elder Tang Tianwen and Elder Wang Dakui jointly applied for the Celestial Pride Trial on your behalf. Therefore, I needed to see you for myself."

"You are a disciple under Elder Zhao Qianfeng?"

"Yes."

"Elder Zhao has rendered great service. In his youth, he made significant contributions to the Sect. It was only after being injured that he went to the Instructor Pavilion. To think he could still cultivate a fine talent like you... Impressive."

Meng Shouzhen affirmed Zhao Qianfeng’s contributions.

"You cultivate the Pure Yang Nine Combinations Divine Skill?"

"Yes, that is the Cultivation Technique my master passed down to me."

Meng Shouzhen nodded slightly.

"The Pure Yang Nine Combinations Divine Skill is one of our Guiyuan Sect’s Supreme Secret Transmissions. If you can truly use this Divine Technique to step into the Postnatal Realm, your foundation will be far more profound than other Postnatal Realm Martial Artists. You might even have a chance of breaking through to the Innate Realm!"

Meng Shouzhen was very clear: the prerequisite was that Zhang Su had to step into the Postnatal Realm.

If he didn’t enter the Postnatal Realm, then it would all be for nothing.

"You are seventeen this year?"

"Yes."

’Compared to Yu Hualong, this age is no advantage at all.’

’But since it’s just the Celestial Pride Trial, it isn’t a problem.’

After all, the Celestial Pride Trial itself was designed to find what was missed, in the hope that no hidden gem would be overlooked.

"The Sect has approved your application for the Celestial Pride Trial! Once you pass it, you will be a true Sect’s Celestial Pride, entitled to the same treatment as Yu Hualong."

Meng Shouzhen had finally made his decision.

"Thank you, Sect Leader!"

Zhang Su immediately rose and bowed to Meng Shouzhen.

Getting the chance to take the Celestial Pride Trial wasn’t so easy.

If not for Tang Tianwen and Wang Dakui’s joint application, plus the great merit he had indeed earned in the Hengshan County mining dispute, Meng Shouzhen probably would not have agreed to give him this chance.

’But now that I have the chance, I have to seize it.’

"Zhang Su, as a Celestial Pride, you must have the cultivation speed of a Celestial Pride. Cultivation is always the most important thing. I will not delve into why you were only at the Inner Force realm at seventeen. However, the first test of the Celestial Pride Trial is Cultivation."

"From now on, within two years, you must succeed in Embracing Pill and advance to Pill Force! This was Yu Hualong’s cultivation speed back then—one realm a year. If you fail to complete this, the Celestial Pride Trial will end."

"If you can truly advance to Pill Force within two years, I will give you a second trial. If you successfully complete both trials, then you will become a Sect’s Celestial Pride!"

Meng Shouzhen had stated the contents of the first trial.

Two years, from Inner Force to Embracing Pill.

For almost all Dharma Protector Disciples, as well as the majority of Inheritor Disciples, this was basically impossible.

But this was indeed the standard for a Sect’s Celestial Pride.

Some were even faster.

That was the case with Yu Hualong: Outer Force at thirteen, Embracing Pill at sixteen.

One realm per year.

This was truly difficult.

It was almost impossible to achieve.

But the opportunity of the Celestial Pride Trial had been given to him.

Whether or not he could seize this opportunity was up to Zhang Su.

"Thank you, Sect Leader. I will strive to succeed in Embracing Pill within two years and complete the first trial," Zhang Su said.

"Alright. You also earned a great deal of merit this time. Make good use of it."

"Yes, Sect Leader."

Zhang Su then took his leave from the Sect Grand Hall and returned to courtyard number 266.

’To advance to Pill Force within two years, I must achieve the Six Combinations. In other words, I have to cultivate all three of the Three Yin Divine Techniques to Perfection within two years.’

Zhang Su immediately checked his status panel.

Host: Zhang Su

Cultivation: Inner Force (Early Stage)

Taiyin Divine Technique: Compatibility 100% (Minor Achievement)

Profound Yin Divine Technique: Compatibility 15% (Uninitiated)

Absolute Yin Divine Technique: Compatibility 15% (Uninitiated)

Compatibility Value: 1

Among the Three Yin Divine Techniques, only the Taiyin Divine Technique had reached Minor Achievement. For the remaining Profound Yin Divine Technique and Absolute Yin Divine Technique, their Compatibility was not yet 100%. It was difficult to even reach the entry-level, let alone Perfection.

If he cultivated them one by one, there was no way he could cultivate all three Divine Techniques to Perfection within two years. At that point, he naturally wouldn’t be able to achieve the Six Combinations and would fail to Embrace Pill.

Therefore, the best method was to raise the Compatibility of all three Divine Techniques to 100% and cultivate them all at once.

Only by cultivating the Three Yin simultaneously could he save time.

By then, with the help of the Moonlight Pills and the Centennial Cold Jade, cultivating the Three Yin Divine Techniques within two years should not be a problem.

It might not even take two years.

Perhaps a year or a year and a half would be enough.

But right now, Zhang Su was still short a lot of Compatibility Value.

Zhang Su had already been to the Instructor Pavilion and scraped together all the Martial Techniques he could cultivate.

There were basically no Martial Techniques left with over 90% Compatibility.

And for Martial Techniques with less than 90% Compatibility, cultivating them to Perfection was too difficult.

Or rather, it would take a very long time.

Not a few months, not a year or two.

It could be several years, or even longer.

’However, the Guiyuan Sect isn’t the only place with Martial Techniques...’

Zhang Su remembered finding several Martial Techniques with over 90% Compatibility in the Jiang Family’s Martial Arts Vault.

And that was just the Jiang Family.

There were quite a few Martial Arts Families similar to the Jiang Family.

For example, Zhang Su knew that the Bai Family of Bai Feng Prefecture was a Martial Arts Family.